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ICQ Personal Status Processing Buffer Overflow
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA29821
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Release Date:
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2008-04-21
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Last Update:
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2008-04-28
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | ICQ 6.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2008-1920 (Secunia mirror)
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Description:
Leon Juranic has reported a vulnerability in ICQ, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise another user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when processing "Personal Statuses" set via the "Personal Status Manager" menu. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow by creating a specially crafted personal status and e.g. sending a message to another user.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is reported in version 6 build 6043. Other versions may also be affected.
Do you have this product installed on your home computer? Scan using the free Personal Software Inspector. Check if a vulnerable version is installed on computers in your corporate network, scan using the Network Software Inspector.
Solution:
The vendor has reportedly issued a fix via automatic updates.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Leon Juranic, INFIGO IS
Changelog:
2008-04-28: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
INFIGO-2008-04-08:
http://www.infigo.hr/en/in_focus/advisories/INFIGO-2008-04-08
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1 Related Secunia Security Advisories
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1. ICQ Message Processing Format String Vulnerability
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